Competency-Based Education

Leadership

Summit Denali: 12 Components of an NGLC Winning Design

The innovative Bay Area school network is a pioneer in blended and competency based learning. CEO Diane Tavenner launched Summit Prep, the organization's flagship school, a decade ago. With each new school, Diane and her talented team continue to innovate on the secondary school model. Here's the ingredients of the current blend:

Personalized Learning

Key Definitions for Blended Learning

Terms such as “online learning,” “blended learning,” “personalized learning,” “customized learning,” and “competency-based learning” are flooding our educational dialogue, and they are often used interchangeably. The ideas are related, but they are not the same. It’s important to understand the differences.

Personalized Learning

Deeper Competency-Based Learning

We found a handful of schools that ask the big rather than the small questions. They don't just ask students to turn in a test, they demand public demonstrations of learning.

EdTech

DIY High

Here's a lunch napkin design for new competency-based high school where students create the job they want--they leave with a site, app, plan, and an LLC.

Personalized Learning

Best Practices in Alternative & Competency-Based Learning

In short, Edvisions wants to change the school day to change the learning life. They transition from spoon feeding (traditional public education) to showing students they’re able to start feeding themselves with choice about their education based on their interest.

Innov8

EdTech 10: Summer Off? No way!

Teachers this summer are soaking up more than sunshine! We’ve noticed that our recent posts with teaching resources are making their way around the internet faster than a barefoot kid running across hot pavement!

Ed Policy

Achieve Releases State Framework For Competency-Based Education

Achieve, the leading advocate for college- and career-ready standards, posted an important policy resources this week: Advancing Competency-Based Pathways to College and Career Readiness: A State Policy Framework for Graduation Requirements, Assessment and Accountability. Competency-based education has been part of Achieve’s strategic plan for a few years, but this report is the most important action to date.